,i  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gddh  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,february #i1        
#bjbf,ms4 ,pou 7for herself1 ,mr4 ,van  
,epps1 and ,mr4 ,thompson of            
,mississippi7 introduced the following  
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,homeland ,security  ,a   
,,bill  ,to direct the ,secretary of    
,homeland ,security to develop a        
strategy to modernize the ,national     
,terrorism ,advisory ,system1 and for   
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,modernizing   
and ,improving the ,national ,terrorism 
,advisory ,system ,act of #bjbf4  #b4   
,strategy to modernize the ,national    
,terrorism ,advisory ,system  7a7 ,in   
general ,not later than one year after  
the date of the enactment of this ,act1 
the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security   
shall submit to the ,committee on       
,homeland ,security of the ,house of    
,representatives and the ,committee on  
,homeland ,security and ,governmental   

,affairs of the ,senate a strategy to   
modernize the ,national ,terrorism      
,advisory ,system 7,,ntas7 7in this     
section referred to as the strategy74   
7b7 ,considerations ,the strategy shall 
consider the following3 7#a7            
,designating a specific office or       
official within the ,department of      
,homeland ,security to oversee the      
,,ntas4  7#b7 ,the criteria1 protocols1 
and standard operating procedures for   
the issuance and sunset of ,,ntas       
bulletins and alerts4  7#c7 ,the public 
accessibility and use of ,,ntas         
bulletins and alerts4  7#d7 ,the        
effectiveness of the current ,,ntas in  
communicating timely and detailed       
information to the public about         
potential terrorism threats4  7#e7 ,the 
impact of ,,ntas bulletins and alerts on
 the ability of ,federal1 ,state1 local1
 ,tribal1 and territorial law           
enforcement and emergency responders to 
prepare for1 prevent1 respond to1 and   
mitigate against terrorism threats4     

7#f7 ,mechanisms to ensure ,,ntas       
bulletins and alerts reach the greatest 
number of people possible4  7c7         
,engagement ,in developing the strategy1
 the ,secretary shall engage with       
individuals1 stakeholders1 the private  
sector1 and ,federal1 ,state1 local1    
,tribal1 and territorial law enforcement
 and emergency responders to receive    
feedback on options to modernize the    
,,ntas1 including feedback related to   
the considerations under subsection 7b74
  7d7 ,comptroller ,general review ,not 
later than two years after the date of  
the enactment of this ,act1 the         
,comptroller ,general of the ,united    
,states shall submit to the ,committee  
on ,homeland ,security of the ,house of 
,representatives and the ,committee on  
,homeland ,security and ,governmental   
,affairs of the ,senate a report on the 
implementation of this section4